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Tool for selecting and executing terraform plan/apply on specific resources. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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brew install tfocus

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overview

Package summary

Tool for selecting and executing terraform plan/apply on specific resources

Commands and aliases

  • tfocus

history

Project history and usage

tfocus is a Rust CLI and terminal UI for interactively selecting Terraform resources and running targeted plan/apply workflows. Its README repeatedly warns that resource targeting should be an emergency or debugging technique, not a normal Terraform operating model.

Project history

The project presents itself as a focused helper for large Terraform codebases where full plans can be slow or where a user needs to inspect specific resources. Its Cargo metadata names the project, repository, documentation, and command-line utility category around Terraform and OpenTofu workflows.

Adoption history

tfocus has niche adoption. GitHub tags show early 0.1.x releases in late 2024 and January 2025, while Homebrew metadata lists stable version 0.1.5 with small install counts.

How it is used

Users run tfocus inside a Terraform project. The README describes a fuzzy-search interface, vim-like keybindings, recursive file scanning, and a selection flow that executes Terraform plan/apply for chosen resources.

Why package nerds care

For package-nerd audiences, tfocus is notable as a packaged Rust TUI around Terraform's controversial targeting feature. It is useful as a discoverable Homebrew/crates.io-style utility, but its own documentation makes clear that the workflow is intentionally exceptional.

Timeline

  • 2024: GitHub tags list v0.1.1, v0.1.2, and v0.1.3 in December.
  • 2025: GitHub tags list v0.1.5 in January; Cargo.toml lists version 0.1.5.
  • 2026: Homebrew formula metadata lists stable version 0.1.5 with bottled builds.

Related projects

  • Terraform CLI
  • OpenTofu
  • crossterm
  • fuzzy-matcher

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tfocuscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.5

https://github.com/nwiizo/tfocus

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tfocus
Version0.1.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tfocus
Homepagehttps://github.com/nwiizo/tfocus
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nwiizo/tfocus
Upstream docshttps://github.com/nwiizo/tfocus#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/nwiizo/tfocus/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.5.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nametfocus
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment